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STAGE 4: Fiambala > Copiapo

Connection 394km | Special Stage 203km | Connection 32km | Total 629km

Race Results

Robby Gordon - 1st Place
BJ Baldwin - 8th Place
Carlo de Gavardo - DNS ( DQ )


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What the heck happened today?
stage 3 thread on main page
If I could get my main page to work I would check it out.
It has been locking up on mr through the whole rally
we got stuck in the sand....lol
ADJUSTMENT OF THE FOURTH STAGE FIAMBALA-COPIAPO
In order that the race remains as fair as possible, possibilities of adjustments based on the events of the previous day have been imagined.

Indeed, seeing that a great number of competitors will not have returned to the bivouac by night fall, and having to face the passage of the Andes Cordillera, the rally organization has decided to delay the start of tomorrow’s stage from 4:00 to 5:30 and set the finish of tomorrow’s special at CP3, reducing it of its last 40 kilometers
So because the world's toughest race is "too difficult" for some teams, they are going to make the rest easier??? Everyone knew the rules going in and that the unknown, was what this race is all about. Even RG knew what that restrictor was going to do, and should expected that these types of issues could have arose. Is he on a level playing field with the crossover 4WDs? No. But nobody forced him to take that big 2-wheel.

I LOVE what he is doing, and doing it his way, but we can't really expect the powers-that-be to cut him a bunch of slack because he's doing it his way. That being said, I would love to see an unrestricted class. Just the best drivers, building the best piece they can, and facing the toughest conditions possible. Ok, I'm done now.
@ 10:56 GMT

Start times (local) and positions for Stage 4

Bikes
Street (24) 8th @ 11:44

Cars
Miller.(305)....4th @ .13:41
RG....(302)...11th @ 13:56
BJ.....(351)...68th.@..14:43

Trucks
RGM..(528).....8th..@ 14:09

Vehicles starting Stage 4
Bikes.....129
Cars......103
Trucks.....47
Overall Standings @ the end of Stage 3

Bikes
Street....(024).......6th...+00:33:26......Penalty...0:0

Cars
Miller.....(305)......4th....+00:13:12.....Penalty....0:0
RG........(302)......9th....+01:04:54.....Penalty....0:0
Chile.....(326).....33rd....+04:25:49.....Penalty....0:0
BJ.........(351).....87th....+11:33:57.....Penalty....0:0

Trucks
RGM.....(528).....22th...+06:53:30.....Penalty....0:0
From Twitter at about 6:30am:
ramsesperez Robby left for staging. We dont know if De Gavardo will be allowed to race. BJ is ready to go with brand new body and transmission
why
Status @ 8:07 EST

Special n°1.................bike ........quad ..........car..........truck
1st starts(GMT-3) 10:00 10:00 12:05 12:05

Number of participants
from start....................129..............22..........103.............48
have left.........................0................0..............0..............0
at CP 1..........................0................0..............0..............0
at CP 2..........................0................0..............0..............0
at CP 3..........................0................0..............0..............0
at the arrival...................0................0..............0..............0
So, about how long do we have before we start the stage.....

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